Podcast appearances and mentions of Susan James

What's it really like to be an expat living in Panama? Today, we'll hear from someone who has gone through the experience firsthand. Expat Money's Executive Administrator, Susan James, joins the show to discuss her experience living as an expat in Panama for the last five years. Enjoy! TODAY'S PRESENTATION BY SUSAN JAMES Listen in to learn why Susan decided to move to Panama at the age of 61 years old.  Discover the steps Susan took to ensure a successful relocation as an expat.  Is Panama really a “third-world” country? Hear Susan's take on what the real experience is like.  Do you need to learn Spanish before moving to Panama? Find out what Susan's experience was like arriving as a non-Spanish speaker. Find out what Susan's experience has been like becoming part of a like-minded community of expats with similar values and interests in Panama. Learn how Panama's diverse topography and ease of travel within the country make it feel like a year-round vacation! What about health care? Regardless of age, it's a concern for anyone considering a life abroad. Hear Susan's first-hand account of using Panama's top-notch healthcare system.  By the end of this conversation, you will have a full understanding of what it's really like to be an expat living in Panama.  PUT YOUR PLAN-B INTO ACTION AT THE WEALTH, FREEDOM & PASSPORTS CONFERENCE IN PANAMA MARCH 14-15! Join us in Panama for the inaugural Wealth, Freedom & Passports Conference, our first-ever large conference event, taking place in Panama City, Panama, March 14-15, 2025! This is your chance to gain invaluable insights, connect with like-minded freedom seekers, and, most importantly, connect with 15+ of the most trusted partners necessary to secure a prosperous life offshore. Head to ExpatMoney.com/Conference to learn more and secure your spot right away! SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER Keep up to date on the latest news affecting expats, as well as maintain a steady stream of my opinions, travel stories, and more by subscribing to our newsletter. Not only will you receive the EMS Pulse newsletter and the weekly Expat Sunday Times, but sign up now, and you'll also receive my FREE special report, “Plan B Residencies and Instant Citizenships.” JOIN US NEXT FEBRUARY TO TOUR PARAGUAY IN STYLE!

Could you imagine a small Latin American country with a favourable tax regime, an easily attainable residency program, no woke nonsense, and that is still off-the-radar enough to stretch your dollars than most popular expat destinations? Imagine no more, as this perfectly describes why Paraguay is beginning to garner some attention as an expat destination. Today's guest, my friend and trusted partner Fernando De Cevallos, first fell in love with Paraguay thirteen years ago and has since found a life of pure fun and adventure through international investing in off-the-radar locations. Enjoy! TODAY'S CONVERSATION WITH FERNANDO DE CEVALLOS Listen in as Fernando details how he first found himself in Paraguay and why he quickly developed a deep connection with the country. Discover what Paraguay was like 13 years ago when Fernando first arrived and why it continues to challenge his expectations. Find out why, for Fernando, starting a business in Paraguay felt like playing a real-life version of “Sim City.” Uncover the factors that make Paraguay one of the most food and energy-independent nations in the world. Hear how a pivotal decision to defy his parents changed Fernando's life trajectory forever. Tune in as Fernando shares his passion for helping others invest in and relocate to Paraguay—and how this business has become a pure joy. Gain insights into the mindset and culture of Paraguay's people - is this a culture you'd fit in with? By the end of this conversation, you'll understand why Fernando and I are so excited about Paraguay's imminent economic boom - and you won't want to be left out! HOW TO CONTACT FERNANDO DE CEVALLOS Email: expat@greenparana.com JOIN US NEXT FEBRUARY TO TOUR PARAGUAY IN STYLE! Join us for eight amazing days of travelling, sightseeing, and investment tours, starting in the capital, Asuncion, with time in Ciudad del Este, Paraguay, plus a visit to the extraordinary Iguazu Falls. Learn more over at ExpatMoney.com/Paraguay. If you're interested in joining, email Susan James at trips@expatmoney.com to secure your spot and answer any questions. SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER Keep up to date on the latest news affecting expats, as well as maintain a steady stream of my opinions, travel stories, and more by subscribing to our newsletter. Not only will you receive the EMS Pulse newsletter and the weekly Expat Sunday Times, but sign up now, and you'll also receive my FREE special report, “Plan B Residencies and Instant Citizenships.” ATTEND THE WEALTH, FREEDOM & PASSPORTS CONFERENCE IN PANAMA! Join us in Panama for the inaugural Wealth, Freedom & Passports Conference, our first-ever large conference event, taking place in Panama City, Panama, March 14-15, 2025! This is your chance to gain invaluable insights, connect with like-minded freedom seekers, and, most importantly, connect with 15+ of the most trusted partners necessary to secure a prosperous life offshore. Head to ExpatMoney.com/Conference to learn more and secure your spot right away! RELATED EPISODES

This week Susan James and I talk about how and why we ruin words. As always, we are discussing the latest dispatch from The Embassy - Ruining Words - here is an excerpt …… We don't tend to use these words with their actual meanings engaged. I think many of us don't even know their meaning as we use them.We begin to lose the ability to talk about reality …The flattening of these words mirrors and serves the polarization of our culture. We use words as we wish in order to please our cultural patrons and defeat our cultural foes. This negative trend in our culture I have noted many times. But I want to point out that flattening all words connected to our widening cultural divide into either “good” and “bad”, or “us” and “them” has effects beyond the cultural moment. We will miss these words, their history, their impact, their meaning. In an earlier post, I said that we will miss the truth when it is gone. This is, I suppose, a way of saying the same thing. The truth of these words, something that might unify, might appeal, might challenge … we need that truth, those meanings. We will miss them when they are gone. We begin to lose the ability to talk about reality in many important areas of life, only able to describe our experience and views in terms of the cultural divide, only able to say “us” or “them”. But life is more than “us” and “them”. We need to avoid being complicit in losing the ability to say so.I hope you read the entire piece … Get full access to The Embassy at theembassy.substack.com/subscribe

In this episode, we dive into the revolutionary world of sound therapy with Dr. Susan James, a trailblazer in using sound frequencies for emotional and mental healing. With her deep expertise in behavioral health and integrated medicine, Dr. James unpacks the science behind how sound can be a powerful tool for managing anxiety, trauma, and PTSD without medication.Key Takeaways from the Episode:The Power of Happy HormonesDiscover how sound therapy can naturally release dopamine and serotonin, offering a holistic remedy for trauma and emotional well-being.Managing Anxiety Without MedicationLearn how consistent sound patterns can guide you into a restorative, meditative state, providing relief from anxiety and mental stress.Sound's Influence on GeneticsDr. James explains how sound therapy can even influence genetic predispositions to stress and disease, offering a new perspective on managing health.Practical Ways to Use Sound in Daily LifeGet simple strategies to integrate sound therapy into your daily routine to improve focus, reduce stress, and promote relaxation.Healing Generational TraumaExplore how involving family in sound therapy can help address generational trauma, fostering collective healing.A Holistic Approach to Mental and Emotional HealthDr. James provides tools and insights on how sound therapy can nurture a holistic well-being journey, touching both mind and body.Tune in for an inspiring session that explores the profound potential of sound therapy and offers innovative ways to enhance your mental, emotional, and overall health.Bio Susan Sophia James is a Doctor of Behavioral Health and Integrated Medicine and has been working with specific sound and music systems for over 25 years with people with cancer and immune-compromised illness, mental health diagnosis, trauma, addiction and recovery, with people with chronic pain, and people with spiritual awakening and transformative experiences.Social Media and Website www.3Melete.com YouTube Facebook We hope you have enjoyed this episode. Please like, comment, subscribe, and share the podcast.To find out more about Lynnis and what is going on in the V.I.B.E. Living World please go to https://link.tr.ee/LynnisJoin the V.I.B.E. Wellness Woman Network, where active participation fuels the collective journey toward health and vitality. Subscribe, engage, and embark on this adventure toward proactive well-being together. Go to https://www.vibewellnesswomannetwork.com to join. We have wonderful events, courses, challenges, guides, blogs and more all designed for the midlife woman who wants to keep her V.I.B.E. and remain Vibrant, Intuitive, Beautiful, and Empowered after 40+. Interested in an AI platform that meets all your needs? Click here

Cam is away this week and Ali thinks it's time to get "Kinky". She is joined by mother and daughter academic duo Dr Susan James and Esmé James, who together wrote the book "Kinky History" and well as write, direct and produce their own web series. They have embarked on a journey few have conquered before. Combining their respective knowledge of mathematics and human sexual history, Susan and Esmé are on a mission to explore intimate life within Australian society, helping to erase the taboo which still exists around such important information. LINKS: Follow Cam @camerondaddo on Instagram Follow Ali @alidaddo on Instagram Follow Nova Podcasts @novapodcastsofficial.  Follow Esme James HERE Follow Susan James HERE Got a question for Cam & Ali? You can email them at separatebathrooms@novapodcasts.com.au. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This episode of On Culture is an extension of the latest article there - A Redemptive Arc.Here is an excerpt:When I showed up for that coffee with my friend, I wasn't thinking about redemption. Because, as far as I knew, it hadn't arrived. As far as I knew, the redemption that has seemed to arrive, wasn't going to. It is a thing that takes many forms and often arrives in an unexpected packages. Sometimes you don't know it has arrived until sometime later - in the moment, you may not think of it as redemption at all. That is the thing about it - we reach what we think is the end of our rope, and redemption may show up - or we may discover that someone has given us more rope, or tied us in more securely, instead of pulling us up from the darkness. Sometimes, that is the only redemption we will receive in this part of our story.I know that my redeemer lives,and that in the end he will stand on the earth.And after my skin has been destroyed,yet in my flesh I will see God;I myself will see himwith my own eyes—I, and not another.How my heart yearns within me!Job 19:25-27I'm not sure we think of Job's story as a redemption story. But that is our misapprehension of redemption. It is most obviously the classic case of someone dealing with suffering. But redemption comes through suffering. We are redeemed not only to something, but from something and through something.But redemption comes through suffering. We are redeemed not only to something, but from something and through something.Thanks to Susan James for the conversation.Until next time - grace and peace. Get full access to The Embassy at theembassy.substack.com/subscribe

In this episode, Susan James and I talk about gratitude. This episode is based on the latest dispatch from The Embassy - Counting Blessings.Here is an excerpt …Most of us take what we have for granted and many of us feel that we are losing out on something that others have. Or, even if things are better now, that we lost out before on something so we are not as far as we ‘should' be. Everything is relative to a set of expectations that excludes a fallen world and our own fallen nature - so any setback is not placed next to the many blessings we have received but can so easily ignore. And so we lack gratitude. If we expect a life of unbroken health for ourselves and our loved ones, of ever rising success and prosperity, of continuing security, of constant enjoyment … all expectations that surely won't be met in this actual life in this actual place among these actual people - we will not be filled with thankfulness. We will think we have grounds for grievance, even if we, in what we convince ourselves is virtue, don't act on the grievance. I have experienced many young people who feel that they have, uniquely, a legitimate grievance because they have grown up in a time of economic uncertainty. I will pass over the observation that I have lived through all of those times as well. Even so, a useful question in life is “compared to what”? Those who grew up in almost every decade in the last century certainly had things worse - WWI, the great pandemic, the crash, the depression, WWII, the Cold War, war in the Middle East, assassinations, hostages in Iran, stagflation, domestic bombings in the 70's, the dot com bubble crash, 9/11 … etc. But these previous generations may not have had things worse compared to their expectations. We listed some reasons above why it doesn't usually seem like things are better. There is another one - things may not be better in some important ways. It is better in ways we take for granted, and worse in ways we take for granted. We are broken and so is the world and economic progress does not make that go away. That might be another misplaced expectation - that if we all move toward prosperity together, all the big problems will fade. The world is worse in ways it couldn't be worse before - precisely because we have more wealth than we need - worse in ways that only wealth makes possible.Read the whole article.LinksTravel Advisory for Ethiopia - U.S. State DepartmentOur World in Data - Economic Growth - Global Change Data LabA Goose in a Dress - Tonya Gold, Harpers, September 2015 Get full access to The Embassy at theembassy.substack.com/subscribe

Six wives - six lives that we think we know everything about. But beyond their mostly doomed marriages to Henry VIII and, in most cases, tragic ends, here were six women who shaped history in their own unique ways.In a special six part series, Professor Suzannah Lipscomb has been bringing together the most illuminating interviews about the six wives from the Not Just the Tudors archive.  She has also been exploring some of the latest research and speaking to Dr. Charlotte Bolland - curator of the National Portrait Gallery's current exhibition Six Lives: The Stories of Henry VIII's Queens - to paint an even fuller portrait of each of the six wives. In this last episode in the series, Suzannah is also joined by Dr. Susan James, Dr. Micheline White and Dr. Elizabeth Norton to recount the life of Henry VIII's sixth and final consort Kateryn Parr, whom he married in July 1543 and who survived his death. Often written off as a dowdy old widow who nursed him in his last years, Kateryn Parr is the most surprising and one of the most fascinating of all the unfortunate women who were married to the king.Not Just The Tudors is presented by Professor Suzannah Lipscomb. This episode was edited, mixed and produced by Rob Weinberg. The senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff.Not Just the Tudors is a History Hit podcastThe National Portrait Gallery's exhibition titled Six Lives: The Stories of Henry VIII's Queens runs until 8 September 2024, displaying the images that have shaped our perception of the six wives.  Find out more, here.Enjoy unlimited access to award-winning original documentaries that are released weekly and AD-FREE podcasts. Get a subscription for £1 per month for 3 months with code TUDORS - sign up here.You can take part in our listener survey here.

On Culture - In this episode, Susan James and I talk about the choice between bears and men … and how we can talk to and listen to one another.As with most episodes, we interact with the latest piece from The Embassy - Of Bears and Men - here is an excerpt …Recently, a question (for women) was placed before the national consciousness - if alone in the woods, walking down a trail, would you rather meet a man or a bear? This question was placed before the national consciousness, as many issues are, by way of social media. In this case, a Tik Tok video. The video got a lot of interaction there, and was posted on other social media platforms, where it got a lot more interaction. Columns were written, punditry was punditried, memes were memed … you know how this works. It is evident from the video itself that the question was not taken completely seriously by all those answering it, even if they had a serious point - but much of the resulting discussion was of the deadly serious variety. Part of the initial meme-making movement was in the contest between the “it is ridiculous (and perhaps offensive to men) to say ‘bear'” people (largely but not exclusively men) vs. the “no it isn't (and you don't understand the danger to women)” people (largely but not exclusively women). I don't want to try to answer the question, I want to use the question to talk about how we talk to one another - or don't.Those who answer “bear” aren't necessarily giving a statistically rigorous answer, or trying to. As I understand these women, most of them are women and all who aren't are trying to answer on behalf of women, they are communicating that they often feel unsafe in the world - because of the presence of men. If given the situation of a bear ahead of them on the trail and a man behind them, I don't think they are saying they would run toward the bear, seeking safety from the man (even though that is where the logic of the answer would lead). They are using the question to express something else - men sometimes make women unsafe, and more often make women feel unsafe. Those who answer “man” are usually giving what is, to them, the obvious, statistically sound, answer. While women are more often the victim of men than they are of bears, it is because they meet far, far, far, far more men than bears in their lives. Perhaps one out of hundreds of men would be less than safe, while a far greater number of bears would be less than safe. Some men are offended at the implication that they are more dangerous than a bear - and at the implication that they wouldn't try to make a woman safe in the presence of a bear. While women are offended at the implication that the question - and therefore their fears - are silly. Many on both sides of the question feel justified in their offense. As a result, there is very little listening going on here. You can read the whole piece here.The Embassy is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to The Embassy at theembassy.substack.com/subscribe

This is the podcast that goes with A Drug for Everything, which we revisited last week. I will also post a new “print” piece this weekend - and we will go on a path of something new every other week, followed by that podcast (what we have been doing) plus revisiting a piece every other week, now that we have over 100 posts over these last couple of years - hope you enjoy. Mike talks with Susan James and Bret Toth about our vices and our struggles - and how they may be necessary for our growth.LinksA New Drug Switched Off My Appetite - What's Next? - Wired Get full access to The Embassy at theembassy.substack.com/subscribe

Welcome to Mysteries to Die For.I am TG Wolff and am here with Jack, my piano player and producer. This is a podcast where we combine storytelling with original music to put you in the heart of a mystery. All stories are structured to challenge you to beat the detective to the solution. These are arrangements, which means instead of word-for-word readings, you get a performance meant to be heard. Jack and I perform these live, front to back, no breaks, no fakes, no retakes.This is Season 7, Games People Play. Games are about competition conducted according to rules with participants working toward a goal. Games are a part of every culture and are one of the oldest forms of social interaction and engagement. Games can be fun, challenging and exhilarating. They can also be intense, cutthroat, and lethal. This season, our authors have fashioned deadly games for your entertainment. This is Episode 2, cow flop bingo is the featured game. This is A Scent of Murder by Paul A Barra.PRE-ROLLThis week's author is Paul A. Barra. The author of "A Scent of Murder," today's story, Paul A. Barra has written and published five novels. His latest was WESTFARROW ISLAND, a finalist for the Silver Falchion. One of his short stories was selected for the award-winning MWA anthology WHEN A STRANGER COMES TO TOWN. His historical juvenile adventure, SAMSON AND THE CHARLESTON SPY, will be published by Level Best Books in August 2024.DELIBERATIONBefore we get into the who and why of the story, I want to let you all know that Mysteries to Die For remains ad free. In exchange for not making you move to hit the fast forward button, support our authors by digging into their backlists and picking up a title. This week is Paul A Barra. Check out his catalogue on his website and your favorite book retailer. Now…Deputy Sandy Buford has been doing a lot of running around but doesn't seem to be getting any place. Let's see if we can help him out. Here are the people who were in Emory James's house when he could have been killed:• Adele James, the wife who was broken by her husband's murder• Susan James, eldest daughter, thin and pale, probably not strong enough to plunge a knife into a big man.• Sarah James, younger daughter, stayed up witnessing the two pols get drunk.• Frank Burns, lobbyist #1, spent his time eating and drinking with his friend Sam (below)• Samuel Cohen, lobbyist #2. Both lobbyists looked as if they'd just gotten out of bed when Adele's scream woke the house.• Mutt James, Emory's brother• Beauty Barnes, the caterer working the weekend at the James house, wife of Jasper.Here are the facts as we know them.• With the exception of Beauty Barnes, all others stayed up late together strategizing on Emory's political future. Beauty arrived at six-thirty in the morning using her key to the kitchen door.• Emory James did not open his hip-pocket loan operation at eight, as was normal. There had recently been a news article about his business.• A crowd of would-be borrowers had assembled outside the door to Emory's office before 8 a.m. They all knew there was a box of cash on Emory's desk, and many of them were probably already in debt to Emory James.• Adele James was a gambler who lost. She had recently paid her debt off. • Adele schemed with Mutt James to win the Cow Flop Bingo, paying Beauty's husband, Jasper, to seed the field on their squares.• Adele knew her husband had money in his safe, including the Cow Flop Bingo money, but claimed not to know the combination. It was found in her jewelry box. • Beauty Barnes picked up the James job for the extra money. Her husband was seen leaving the house by the kitchen door. He had delivered drinks and was seen leaving with a satchel, although...

Susan James and I talk about the latest post from The Embassy - All the President's Dogs. On the mortgage crash, the President's Dogs and the spells we are under Here is an excerpt …In C.S. Lewis' The Silver Chair, the good Prince Rillian of Narnia is captured and put under a spell by someone known as The Lady of the Green Kirtle while above ground and the Queen of Underland in her underground Queendom. Prince Rillian is made prince of this underground place - but rules in appearance only, held in the sway of the Queen of Underland. Each day, for one hour, the Queen binds the Prince in her darkly magical silver chair. The Queen tells the Prince that he goes mad during this hour and must be bound to protect himself and others. The truth is that he is himself and no longer under her spell during this hour and the Queen needs to renew the spell every day.  During this hour, he sees things as they are and begs and struggles to be released. The Narnian children come to break the spell by interrupting the witch's spell renewal. The spell keeps reality away, and the Prince only sees reality by breaking the spell.It seems our whole culture is under a spell, or under any number of such spells. Each is different in their own way, some appearing opposite from some others. But each performs the same basic function - keeping us from seeing what is right there, keeping reality at bay, causing us to prioritize the trivial and trivialize the priorities. I'll let you fill in the blanks for whatever spells you happen to see. But the spells you see probably afflict others, it is the spells we don't see we should be concerned with.LinksFor Biden's Dog, A Belated Exile: “How many bites does it take?” - Peter Baker, The New York TimesSecret Service: Biden dog would be ‘put down' if not president's pet - Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner Get full access to The Embassy at theembassy.substack.com/subscribe

Susan James and I talk about “Barbie” and “True Detective”. Really we talk about men, mostly.My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one's life for one's friends. (Jesus - John 15:12-13)LinksMen and Petite Maman are polar opposite fairy tales - Ross Douthat, National ReviewThe Church in a Time of Gender War - Samuel James, Digital LiturgiesGender War, Technology, and De-Centering the Self - Samuel James, Digital LiturgiesMen are Lost. Here's a map out of the wilderness - Christine Embe, Washington PostTranscript: The Crisis of Masculinity - Christine Embe and Richard Reeves, Washington PostThe data are clear: The boys are not all right - Andrew Yang, Washington PostOf Boys and Men - Richard Reeves, Brookings Institute PressThe Masculinity Issue - PoliticoWhy Ken and Barbie Need Each Other - Ross Douthat, New York TimesThe Struggles of Men are a Problem for Everyone - Jeff Haanen, Christianity Today Get full access to The Embassy at theembassy.substack.com/subscribe

The notes for this episode of On Culture are the most recent piece in The Embassy (from May 27, 2023) - The Logical Outcome.Thanks to Susan James for joining me on this one.LinksNo Other Options - The New AtlantisMedical Assistance in Dying in Canada 2021 - Health Canada‘Disturbing': Experts troubled by Canada's euthanasia laws - Associated PressCanada's Ministry of Death - National ReviewWhere Are the Churches in Canada's Euthanasia Experiment? - PloughWhat Euthanasia Has Done to Canada - The New York TimesAssisted Suicide for Poverty - National ReviewCanada Euthanized 10,000 People in 2021. Has Death Lost Its Sting? - Christianity TodayThe European Way to Die - Harper's Magazine Get full access to The Embassy at theembassy.substack.com/subscribe

Mike talks with Susan James and Bret Toth about our vices and our struggles - and how they may be necessary for our growth.LinksA New Drug Switched Off My Appetite - What's Next? - Wired Get full access to The Embassy at theembassy.substack.com/subscribe

The World is Full of Sex Data and this week, for a special 'Sextistics' episode, Esme is joined by her equally nerdy (and brainy) mum - Dr Susan James. They unpack the changing definitions of sex over history, some very surprising sex statistics and why former US President Bill Clinton wasn't lying when he said "I did not have sexual relations with that woman". Follow Kinky History on everything & contact Esme here Subscribe to Kinky History Uncensored here Follow Dr Susan James on IG here and on LinkedIn here Produced by DM PodcastsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ken has been a client of mine for around five years straight I would say. I have helped him and his beautiful family with many things in the expat space, and he has become one of my dearest friends in the world. In this week's episode of the podcast, Ken sits down with Susan James from my team to discuss his journey as an expat and the different residencies and investments they have made around the world.

I talk with my friend Susan James about culture, cultural differences, curiosity, humility, and time zones. Susan is a counselor who encounters all sorts of cultures in her office (and outside of it, as she will relate). For more background, please read the written piece (Everything is Different Here) on The Embassy - theembassy.substack.comGrace & Peace - Mike Get full access to The Embassy at theembassy.substack.com/subscribe

In this episode of What's Up Bainbridge, we talk with Bainbridge Prepares leaders Colleen Huck, Susan James and Mary O'Leary about the many aspects and considerations of dealing with mental well-being issues in a disaster situation.  They offer insights and perspectives that are helpful, important and significant as we continue to expand our knowledge base in how to deal with all aspects of life in a difficult and challenging environment. For more information about this Bainbridge Prepares Emergency Response Team and the many others, please go to: https://bainbridgeprepares.org Credits: BCB host, Bob Ross; audio editor, Keith Doughty; publisher, Bob Ross  

I ask the philosopher Susan James five questions about herself. Susan James is Professor of Philosophy at Birkbeck, University of London. She is the author of several books, including “Passion and Action: The Emotions in Early Modern Philosophy” (1997) and “Spinoza on Learning to Live Together” (2020).

Kateryn Parr - as she herself wrote her name - is often portrayed as a colourless, prudish figure, known mainly for surviving her marriage to King Henry VIII. But Parr's life reads like a Renaissance romance, filled with peril, jealous husbands, personal patronage of the arts, writing and translating.In this edition of Not Just the Tudors, Professor Suzannah Lipscomb talks to Dr. Susan James, who charts Parr's life and the strategies she employed during her queenship, that ensured her survival, and which provided a role-model for her beloved step-daughter, the future Queen Elizabeth I.Keep up to date with everything early modern, from Henry VIII to the Sistine Chapel with our Tudor Tuesday newsletter> If you would like to learn more about history, we have hundreds of history documentaries, ad-free podcasts and audiobooks at History Hit >To download, go to Android > or Apple store> See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Where would we be without people who excelled in the trades? Skills such as carpentry, auto mechanics, hairdressing, cooking, and plumbing, only to name few, are an essential part of our daily lives. Training for excellence in the trades is not only critical to all of us, but also to the individuals who want to have fulfilling careers in the trades. To discuss the importance of training for excellence in the trades, and how we can make that a reality, I am joined by an expert in vocational education who advocates for excellence in the trades. Dr Susan James Relly is an Associate Professor and Deputy Director of the Department of Education at Oxford University, as well as the Director of Skills, Knowledge and Organisational Performance (SKOPE) research centre. Susan's entire career has been in education in various forms: she taught in secondary schools in Australia and England before starting her academic career. Her research interests include Vocational Education and Training (VET) systems and policy, vocational excellence, and work-based learning. Her interest in vocational education developed while teaching in secondary schools where she recognised the need and importance of vocational subjects for students not interested in a purely academic route. Dr Susan James Relly: http://www.education.ox.ac.uk/people/susan-james-relly/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SusanJamesRelly Report: Good People in a Flawed System https://www.worldskillsuk.org/insights/good-people-in-a-flawed-system/ Article: The Political Rhetoric of Esteem https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03054985.2020.1866522 Word Skills Competitions: https://worldskills.org/ Guest Recommendations: Book - The Craftsman https://www.amazon.ca/Craftsman-Richard-Sennett/dp/0300151195 Book – Injustice: Why Social Inequality Still Persists https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B00YCU92QW?SubscriptionId=AKIAJA54JMESX73IGPXQ&ascsubtag=701171120-6-&linkCode=osi&psc=1&tag=besdeatod038-20&th=1

Exploring Spinoza is based on an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and Susan James, Professor of Philosophy at Birkbeck, University of London. Susan James is an internationally-renowned Spinoza scholar and author of Spinoza on Philosophy, Religion and Politics and Spinoza on Learning to Live Together which are discussed in detail during this wide-ranging conversation. After an inspiring story of how she became interested in philosophy, Susan James provides detailed insights into Spinoza's ideas and their current relevance; the political environment and the theological struggle about who has control of religion and how much freedom of religion there was during Spinoza's time, and more. Howard Burton is the founder of the Ideas Roadshow, Ideas on Film and host of the Ideas Roadshow Podcast. He can be reached at howard@ideasroadshow.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Exploring Spinoza is based on an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and Susan James, Professor of Philosophy at Birkbeck, University of London. Susan James is an internationally-renowned Spinoza scholar and author of Spinoza on Philosophy, Religion and Politics and Spinoza on Learning to Live Together which are discussed in detail during this wide-ranging conversation. After an inspiring story of how she became interested in philosophy, Susan James provides detailed insights into Spinoza's ideas and their current relevance; the political environment and the theological struggle about who has control of religion and how much freedom of religion there was during Spinoza's time, and more. Howard Burton is the founder of the Ideas Roadshow, Ideas on Film and host of the Ideas Roadshow Podcast. He can be reached at howard@ideasroadshow.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/religion

Exploring Spinoza is based on an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and Susan James, Professor of Philosophy at Birkbeck, University of London. Susan James is an internationally-renowned Spinoza scholar and author of Spinoza on Philosophy, Religion and Politics and Spinoza on Learning to Live Together which are discussed in detail during this wide-ranging conversation. After an inspiring story of how she became interested in philosophy, Susan James provides detailed insights into Spinoza's ideas and their current relevance; the political environment and the theological struggle about who has control of religion and how much freedom of religion there was during Spinoza's time, and more. Howard Burton is the founder of the Ideas Roadshow, Ideas on Film and host of the Ideas Roadshow Podcast. He can be reached at howard@ideasroadshow.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/intellectual-history

Exploring Spinoza is based on an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and Susan James, Professor of Philosophy at Birkbeck, University of London. Susan James is an internationally-renowned Spinoza scholar and author of Spinoza on Philosophy, Religion and Politics and Spinoza on Learning to Live Together which are discussed in detail during this wide-ranging conversation. After an inspiring story of how she became interested in philosophy, Susan James provides detailed insights into Spinoza's ideas and their current relevance; the political environment and the theological struggle about who has control of religion and how much freedom of religion there was during Spinoza's time, and more. Howard Burton is the founder of the Ideas Roadshow, Ideas on Film and host of the Ideas Roadshow Podcast. He can be reached at howard@ideasroadshow.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Exploring Spinoza is based on an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and Susan James, Professor of Philosophy at Birkbeck, University of London. Susan James is an internationally-renowned Spinoza scholar and author of Spinoza on Philosophy, Religion and Politics and Spinoza on Learning to Live Together which are discussed in detail during this wide-ranging conversation. After an inspiring story of how she became interested in philosophy, Susan James provides detailed insights into Spinoza's ideas and their current relevance; the political environment and the theological struggle about who has control of religion and how much freedom of religion there was during Spinoza's time, and more. Howard Burton is the founder of the Ideas Roadshow, Ideas on Film and host of the Ideas Roadshow Podcast. He can be reached at howard@ideasroadshow.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/biography

“A career highlight,” says Susan James. This episode invites listeners to hear about the project ‘Inside Mary Elizabeth's House' from the teachers' perspective. Susan James and Bei Bei Liu offer some critical insights into the evolution of the project, and interrogate some key practices that enabled collaborative thinking and theorising and the co-construction of inquiry based curriculum.

In this episode, I'm really excited to have as my guest, Susan James, self-discovery trainer and Co-Founder, The Self Discovery Techniques & Life Mastery Process. Susan trains her clients in the most direct and effective experiential tools and techniques to develop limitless Self, Life and Business Mastery. They do that through the Workshops and one-on-one Personal Training that make up the Self Discovery Life Mastery Process. The Self Discovery Techniques and Life Mastery Process have taken self-empowerment to whole new heights. It has created an “Evolution Revolution”! In our discussion, Susan talked to me about: • How to quiet your mind and focus your attention • Intuition and self-awareness • The skills of the future. Listen to the podcast to learn more. https://innovabiz.co/susanjames (Show Notes and Blog) https://innovabiz.com.au/innovabuzz/ (The Podcasts)

Philosophy, as Spinoza understands it, is the art of learning to live as joyfully and securely as we can.  But because we can only practice this art collectively, philosophising is always a partly political project - a matter of learning to live together peacefully and harmoniously. What enables us to do this? In this talk Susan James discusses how some of Spinoza's answers, especially his analysis of natural right, jolt our assumptions and make us reconsider the problem.Her book, Spinoza on Learning to Live Together was published in 2020.Speaker: Professor Susan James FBA, Professor of Philosophy, Birkbeck, University of LondonImage: Portrait of Benedictus de Spinoza (1632-1677) circa 1665. Gemäldesammlung der Herzog-August-Bibliothek, Wolfenbüttel, Germany, via Wikimedia Commons.

Susan James is a Self Discovery Trainer. In 2002 she and her partner co-founded the Self Discovery Group LLC. They and their Team of Licensed Self Discovery Trainers and Coaches train visionary and ambitious people who are committed to fulfilling their limitless potential. The Self Discovery Life Mastery Process is a very simple yet highly effective strategy made up of experiential and practical techniques that support people to manage themselves in today’s fast-paced world and to develop the skills to live life more deliberately.       = = = = = The Team here at PYP has put together another uplifting, insightful, and inspiring show for you today. Our goal is to bring you timely, relevant, and useful conversations so that you can experience more success, energy, and LIFE as the leader of your business, career, side hustle, or passion.   We always appreciate your rating and review of the show. If you haven’t already been incredibly generous and awesome, now’s your chance when you leave us a review and make sure to subscribe to the show wherever you listen to podcasts!   ***Registration Now Open for Spring 2021 Elevate Your Expertise™ Thought Leadership Mastery Program for Women!***   Here are a few ways I can help you: Share this episode with one person who could use a boost of inspiration and positivity today. Grab your copy of my leadership playbook that teaches you the 11 skills you can quickly master to become an exceptional leader.   Put yourself on the top of your list and finally say yes to yourself -- watch this video that takes you inside the space of moving toward the next best version of you and your leadership practice. Buy one of my books on Amazon and leave me a 5-star review.  

Join Dave as he goes on-site to Passerina Press in Punta Gorda, Florida, where he talks with Susan James in her expansive studio. They talk about printmaking techniques that mixes modern day photography with processes that adhere largely to 19th century plate and print making methods developed by William Henry Fox Talbot. Wondering what Photogravure is and how it's done? Well you came to the right podcast to find out. Dave and Susan cover all that and, as they wrap up, Susan parts with some wonderful advice on getting started on following your passion in life. You can check out Susan's work at passerinapress.com

Susan James is a Self Discovery Trainer. In 2002 she and her partner co-founded the Self Discovery Group LLC. They and their Team of Licensed Self Discovery Trainers and Coaches train visionary and ambitious people who are committed to fulfilling their limitless potential. The Self Discovery Life Mastery Process is a very simple yet highly effective strategy made up of experiential and practical techniques that support people to manage themselves in today's fast-paced world, and to develop the skills to live life more deliberately. The Self Discovery Life Mastery Process is a very simple yet highly effective strategy made up of experiential and practical techniques that support people to manage themselves in today's fast-paced world, and to develop the skills to live life more deliberately. These are The Skills of the Future ... that Guarantee True Success. Our definition of True Success = Effectiveness + Well-being! Free Give Away: Susan is offering anyone who would like to experience Present Moment Awareness to know how to quieten the mind and to experience a complimentary Life Perspective .. which you can talk about since you've experienced it :-) Email her to sign up: susan@sdlifemastery.com Connect with Susan: https://www.sdlifemastery.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQy5cayjn2wCu3sr5WWUyJg Music Credits: HNGVR - Touch Me https://hngvr.bandcamp.com/

Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/08d6XK_ycxo (https://youtu.be/08d6XK_ycxo) Susan James is a Self Discovery Trainer. In 2002 she and her partner co-founded the Self Discovery Group LLC. They and their Team of Licensed Self Discovery Trainers and Coaches train visionary and ambitious people who are committed to fulfilling their limitless potential. The Self Discovery Life Mastery Process is a very simple yet highly effective strategy made up of experiential and practical techniques that support people to manage themselves in today's fast-paced world, and to develop the skills to live life more deliberately. These are The Skills of the Future ... that Guarantee True Success. Our definition of True Success = Effectiveness + Well-being!  Free Give Away: Susan is offering anyone who would like to experience Present Moment Awareness to know how to quieten the mind and to experience a complimentary Life Perspective .. which you can talk about since you've experienced it :-) Email her to sign up: susan@sdlifemastery.com  Follow Susan: http://www.sdlifemastery.com (http://www.sdlifemastery.com)  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQy5cayjn2wCu3sr5WWUyJg (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQy5cayjn2wCu3sr5WWUyJg)  Music Credits: HNGVR - Touch Me https://hngvr.bandcamp.com/ (https://hngvr.bandcamp.com/) Support this podcast

Is a new model of business possible where it's vision and purpose-driven? Can well-being lead to success? Can we learn to be present? I ask these questions and have a deep conversation with Susan James from Self Discovery Life Mastery. Self Discovery Life Mastery: https://www.sdlifemastery.com/ Digital Marketing Masters Podcast: https://hookseo.com/podcast

In this episode of The Write Time we visit with Jeff Zentner, author of The Serpent King, Goodbye Days, and Rayne and Delilah's Midnite Matinee. Jeff is the recipient of the William C. Morris Award and his work has been selected as an ALA-YALSA Top Ten Best Fiction for Young Adults.Jeff is interviewed by Dr. Susan Densmore-James, an Associate Professor at the University of West Florida, the director of the Emerald Coast Writing Project at UWF, and is known as The Book Dealer for her work with literacy and Young Adult Literature.

A very special thank you to my guest and international best selling author Susan James Pierce for taking the time away from her latest work to be on Drawn To It Podcast! We not only discuss her latest works but we also touch on cancel culture and the impact it is having on creativity and social responsibility. Susan is also collaborating on box set series with other authors from around the world! How does she go about it? How does she put thought to paper? Why is she Drawn To It? You have to listen to find out! Follow Susan James Pierce at the link below: Official Website: https://www.sjpiercebooks.com/ ____________________________________________________________ Are you a fan of Drawn To It Podcast? Send us an email with a question or comment, even a guest recommendation. Drawntoitpodcast@gmail.com Follow Drawn To It Podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC40D0tTpLxdge8vk8gkhz-g?view_as=subscriber Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drawntoitpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Drawn2ItPodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1037998159976290--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/drawntoit/message

Val Jeanty: The Spirit Story A conversation with the Haitian-born Brooklyn electronic music artist and percussionist whose blend of vodou and DJ culture both dazzles and inspires. Featuring excerpts from a 2016 Roulette concert and in advance of her November 2019 Roulette concert collaboration with Risha Rox. Segment produced for Roulette by Susan James at BRIC.

Susan James "Dancing Dragon Magic" on The Erica Glessing Show Podcast #5011 Dragon whisperer Susan James shares her secrets for talking to dragons. The author of a trio of books on dragons and gifted potter, James weaves pottery, dragon magic and words. Creativity is her birthright! Enjoy this conversation and learn about the magic of dragons!  About Susan Smith James Susan Smith James is the #1 bestselling author of Dancing Dragon Magic: Dialogues in Clay!The Dragons ARE talking! Artist, potter, and author, Susan Smith James loves creating dynamic dragons in clay. One day she asked her earthenware dragon creations and what they had to say. To her delight and surprise, they let her listen in on their conversations, and so evolved this story; Dancing Dragon Magic, Dialogues in Clay, told through the dragon's words and illustrated with exquisite photography of Susan's dragon pots, and drawings. Experience the beauty, love, wisdom and magic of the Dragon Realm. Meet the Sun Dragon, Smoke Dragon, Day Dragon, Moon Dragon, Night Dragon, Sea Dragon and more on this glorious and inspirational adventure, told with colorful ceramic clay dragon images, playful sketches and exquisite watercolored backgrounds designed to delight your spirt and enrich your senses. Be transported to another realm where celebrating, educating, dancing and creating community are the order of the day. Dancing Dragon Magic, Dialogues in Clay will light up your life, and your imagination in new and unexpected ways! Come dance with the dragons! Author and artist, Susan Smith James is an award-winning potter who took time off to raise her two sons and work the family farm with her husband. When her youngest son went off to college, the dragons were tapping her on the shoulder asking her to make pots of them. "I'm my happiest when I have my hands in clay," says Susan. She can be found creating dragons in her studio in Pilesgrove New Jersey. The Cloud Dragon "Our offspring are our most important contributions to the planet." The Day Dragon "Increase your love with music and song, spread it freely over the entire planet!" The Smoke Dragon Duty and honor are important aspects of everyone's soul. Make sure that your actions reflect your spirit." The River Dragon "Life can be gentle and quiet, like a flowing stream, or turbulent and fast, like roaring rapids, it is entirely your choice!" Icthianna, the Merdragon "Follow the path that sits in your heart, great treasure lies all along the way." The Ocean Dragon "Wealth, Power and Possessions mean nothing, unless you use them to support things other than yourself!"   About Erica Glessing    More About Erica Glessing If you are ready to build your podcast, contact Erica today. EricaGlessing @ gmail.com. Or grab her videos on how to get started! Erica is a lifelong journalist who became a news reporter at age 20. She's never looked back!  

Cooper-Moore: The History As a composer, performer, instrument builder/designer, storyteller, teacher, mentor, and organizer, Cooper Moore has been a major, if somewhat behind-the-scenes, catalyst in the world of creative music for over 40 years. His performance roots in the realm of avant jazz music date to the NYC Loft Jazz era in the early/mid-70s. Cooper-Moore sits down with Susan James to discuss his career and his current projects. https://roulette.org/

What makes the seventeenth century such a fascinating period in the history of philosophy? In what ways does Spinoza speak to contemporary philosophical problems? And in what sense is philosophy an inherently historical discipline? These are some of the questions that we asked Susan James, Professor of Philosophy at Birkbeck College London. Some books and papers mentioned in this episode are: - Augustine of Hippo: A Biography by Peter Brown - The Blazing World by Siri Hustvedt - Spinoza on philosophy, religion, and politics: the Theologico-political treatise by Susan James - 'Responding Emotionally to Fiction: A Spinozist Approach' by Susan James - Early Modern French Thought by Michael Moriarty

A conversation with the Haitian-born Brooklyn electronic music artist and percussionist whose blend of vodou and DJ culture both dazzles and inspires. Featuring excerpts from a 2016 Roulette concert and recorded in advance of her 22 Nov. 2019 Roulette concert collaboration with Risha Rox. Segment produced for Roulette by Susan James at BRIC Arts Media.

Recorded on February 13th 2018 at the University of St Andrews. 

This week we have a special guest join us to discuss Ruth. Listen as Susan James, Mike, and Chad discuss Ruth and the beauty of God's redemptive story whether a native or a foreigner. How does the story of Ruth relate to me? God has a plan. Scripture for this week is the book of Ruth. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/roguetabletalks/message

Musical Magic with Elfy Jo Radio Show Did you know that dragons love to dance? They do!! Susan James has created a book called Dancing Dragon Magic: Insight Journal. I say “created” because Dancing Dragon Magic is much more than a journal. It is a journey with our dragon friends in all shapes and sizes! Join Susan and me as we explore the magic of dancing dragons. Susan Smith James is an author, potter, and artist who lives on a farm in southern New Jersey. She spent many years as an award-winning, full-time potter and found that the responsibilities of raising her two sons and caring for the farm, with her husband, took up all of her time. Working in clay became more of a wish than an actuality. When her youngest son went off to college, she found that dragons were tapping on her shoulder, asking her to construct pots of them. After she had made several dragon pots, they began sharing their conversations with her, and the beginnings of "Dancing Dragon Magic: Dialogues in Clay", took shape. After the success of the book, Susan created Dancing Dragon Insight cards, and now a journal. "The dragons love connecting with people and encourage me to keep taking on new opportunities." “Although I am happiest in my studio with my hands in clay, the dragons want to take off and fly all over the world, so here I go, to tell their story. ‘Be seen’, I keep hearing, so here I am." https://www.dancingdragonmagic.com/   https://www.instagram.com/dancingdragonmagic/     https://www.facebook.com/DancingDragonMagic/ jamesfarm@verizon.net ~ More about Musical Magic with Elfy Jo ~  Do you enjoy music? Is music something you enjoy rocking to in your car or in the shower? Do you happen to play an instrument? Or are you wishing you played an instrument? Have you ever noticed that music can makes everything in your life better?Are you curious about how it can bring more ease, more joy and more possibilities in to your life, body and play? On Musical Magic with Elfy Jo she explores the magic that music truly is and can be for you as well. Come play and enjoy a whole new world of possibilities.  AND have a whole lot fun while we are at it too! Elfy Jo is a professional musician that lives and creates from South China. She played clarinet in the Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra for five years before she quit working there. She felt there was more to life than simply reproducing music and having it be a J.O.B. Through a series of classes, some Access Consciousness and a new group of magical friends Elfy was able to connect back to her creative source and authentic, bubbly self.  Making music became a joy again and now it is her mission to help others rekindle their creative fires.  As a Master of Music Elfy combines all her on stage and teaching experience with energy and magic. She is available for in person and online sessions to help you break free of any creative limitations, whether you are an amateur or a professional. Recitals, debuts, concerts and even exams can be a joy for both you and the audience! Elfy also offers intuitive musical healing, as well as BARS sessions. Website: www.elfyjo.com    Email: elfyjo.magic@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MusicalMagicwithElfyJo/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChuK3CeqonxZQRBFK1Uqc6w To get more of Musical Magic with Elfy Jo be sure to visit the archives page for replays of all her shows here: https://www.inspiredchoicesnetwork.com/podcast/musical-magic-elfy-jo/    

Podcast By The Bay sits down with the Peninsula's own Lenny Mendonca who is current Co-Chair of California Forward, is founder of FUSE Corps, and has been with organizations such as McKinsey & Company, Presidio Institute, and Bay Area Council.  Lenny discusses big ideas and vision around solving some of the Bay Area, Local, and State's major issues like election reform and housing.  This episode features music by Susan James and Thrilltrain.  Stay Tuned! Website-  www.podcastbythebay.comTwitter-  @PodcastbythebayFacebook-  www.facebook.com/podcastbythebay

Podcast By The Bay sits down with the Peninsula’s own Lenny Mendonca who is current Co-Chair of California Forward, is founder of FUSE Corps, and has been with organizations such as McKinsey & Company, Presidio Institute, and Bay Area Council.  Lenny discusses big ideas and vision around solving some of the Bay Area, Local, and State’s major issues like election reform and housing.  This episode features music by Susan James and Thrilltrain.  Stay Tuned! Website-  www.podcastbythebay.comTwitter-  @PodcastbythebayFacebook-  www.facebook.com/podcastbythebay

Since 2002, Susan James has been training ambitious individuals to tap into their potential by encouraging them to flourish unique skills to fulfill their potential and live deliberately through the Self Discovery Life Mastery Process which she developed. During her conversation with Ben, Susan covers ways in which we can manage stress, how to tap into our vision and purpose, and how to live a purpose driven life! She also delivers four key questions that you can put into practice to live a more purpose driven life. You will want to save these four questions in your notes!

As the first talk for the 2015/16 Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society, this year's Presidential Address marks the official inauguration of Professor Susan James (Birkbeck, University of London) as the 108th President of the Aristotelian Society. The Society's President is elected on the basis of lifelong, exemplary work in philosophy. Please visit our Council page for further information regarding the Society's past presidents. The 108th Presidential Address will be chaired by Adrian Moore (Oxford) - 107th President of the Aristotelian Society. Susan James is Professor of Philosophy at Birkbeck, University of London. Among her books are Passion and Action: The Emotions in Early Modern Philosophy (Oxford University Press, 1997); Margaret Cavendish: Political Writings (Cambridge University Press, 2003); and Spinoza on Philosophy, Religion and Politics: The Theologico-Political Treatise (Oxford University Press, 2012). She is currently working on a collection of essays, Spinoza on Learning to Live Together. This podcast is an audio recording of Professor James' address - 'Freedom and Nature: A Spinozist Invitation' - at the Aristotelian Society on 5 October 2015. The recording was produced by the Backdoor Broadcasting Company.

“Ten thousand dollars,” was the utterly random guess a young Susan James gave to a circumspect fan at a California Bay Area show when he inquired how much money it would take for her to make an album. At that point in her career, James had finished college, been bitten by the songwriting bug and was kicking around Palo Alto playing shows. She'd fallen into a regular gig at a bar and had started to build a small following, but her path forward wasn't clear. That shy fan turned out to be Burrell Smith, an early engineer at Apple who'd made a fortune designing components for the nascent Macintosh computer. Smith showed up at one of James' shows soon thereafter with a bag containing $9,999.00 and shyly gave it to her - ample funds for her to launch her career with her first record. Five albums and numerous international tours later, James is still at it, crafting songs in the rich tradition of California psychedelic folk/rock. But her new album, Sea Glass, represents a major leap forward in sonic exploration for James. Eschewing her principal instrument - the guitar - and composing on the piano forced her into a decidedly uncomfortable but inspired position, and the results exemplify her courageousness as an artist. Lyrically, a pair of songs with nautical motifs allows James to explore themes of conservation - both emotionally and ecologically. Sonically, Sea Glass creates an expansive realm by utilizing a diverse instrumental palette; along with the standard-issue guitars, bass and drums; marimba, strings, harpsichord and layered Leonard Cohen-style female backing vocals combine to make the album an orchestral pop masterpiece. The ten songs on Sea Glass are flower power music for a new, complex age.

“Ten thousand dollars,” was the utterly random guess a young Susan James gave to a circumspect fan at a California Bay Area show when he inquired how much money it would take for her to make an album. At that point in her career, James had finished college, been bitten by the songwriting bug and was kicking around Palo Alto playing shows. She’d fallen into a regular gig at a bar and had started to build a small following, but her path forward wasn’t clear. That shy fan turned out to be Burrell Smith, an early engineer at Apple who’d made a fortune designing components for the nascent Macintosh computer. Smith showed up at one of James’ shows soon thereafter with a bag containing $9,999.00 and shyly gave it to her - ample funds for her to launch her career with her first record. Five albums and numerous international tours later, James is still at it, crafting songs in the rich tradition of California psychedelic folk/rock. But her new album, Sea Glass, represents a major leap forward in sonic exploration for James. Eschewing her principal instrument - the guitar - and composing on the piano forced her into a decidedly uncomfortable but inspired position, and the results exemplify her courageousness as an artist. Lyrically, a pair of songs with nautical motifs allows James to explore themes of conservation - both emotionally and ecologically. Sonically, Sea Glass creates an expansive realm by utilizing a diverse instrumental palette; along with the standard-issue guitars, bass and drums; marimba, strings, harpsichord and layered Leonard Cohen-style female backing vocals combine to make the album an orchestral pop masterpiece. The ten songs on Sea Glass are flower power music for a new, complex age.

“Ten thousand dollars,” was the utterly random guess a young Susan James gave to a circumspect fan at a California Bay Area show when he inquired how much money it would take for her to make an album. At that point in her career, James had finished college, been bitten by the songwriting bug and was kicking around Palo Alto playing shows. She’d fallen into a regular gig at a bar and had started to build a small following, but her path forward wasn’t clear. That shy fan turned out to be Burrell Smith, an early engineer at Apple who’d made a fortune designing components for the nascent Macintosh computer. Smith showed up at one of James’ shows soon thereafter with a bag containing $9,999.00 and shyly gave it to her - ample funds for her to launch her career with her first record. Five albums and numerous international tours later, James is still at it, crafting songs in the rich tradition of California psychedelic folk/rock. But her new album, Sea Glass, represents a major leap forward in sonic exploration for James. Eschewing her principal instrument - the guitar - and composing on the piano forced her into a decidedly uncomfortable but inspired position, and the results exemplify her courageousness as an artist. Lyrically, a pair of songs with nautical motifs allows James to explore themes of conservation - both emotionally and ecologically. Sonically, Sea Glass creates an expansive realm by utilizing a diverse instrumental palette; along with the standard-issue guitars, bass and drums; marimba, strings, harpsichord and layered Leonard Cohen-style female backing vocals combine to make the album an orchestral pop masterpiece. The ten songs on Sea Glass are flower power music for a new, complex age.

Michel Foucault's work explores a wide range of topics; it includes histories of both punishment and sex. He also wrote more abstractly about philosophical topics. One theme to which he kept returning, whatever the topic, was the nature of our knowledge. Susan James discusses this thread in his work in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.

In this episode, Susan James explains Spinoza's view that the mind and the body are really just different aspects of the same thing, and how that view led him to think of moral reasoning as having an emotional component. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

To mark the 300th anniversary of Jean-Jacques Rousseau's birth and discuss why Rousseau still matters today Philip Dodd is joined by the novelist Lawrence Norfolk, philosopher Susan James, Professor of Intellectual History Richard Whatmore and specialist in 18th Century Literature Lucy Powell. The actor Samuel West reads from Rousseau's work.

FTB podcast #109 features the new album by MALCOLM HOLCOMBE entitled To Drink the Rain.  Also new music from HAYES CARLL, SUSAN JAMES and 6 DAY BENDER.  The full playlist is posted below.  Check the artist's websites and order their CD's or downloads and tell 'em you heard the songs on the FTB podcast.  Please email me with any questions or suggestions for the podcasts.  Here's the iTunes link to subscribe to the FTB podcasts.  Here's the direct link to listen now!  And this is the RSS feed for non-iTunes listeners: http://ftbpodcasts.libsyn.com/rss Show #109 MALCOLM HOLCOMB - Behind the Number One (To Drink The Rain)SUSAN JAMES - Airstream Girl (Highways, Ghosts, Hearts & Home)D.B. RIELLY - One of These Days (You're Gonna Realize) (Love Potions and Snake Oil)NEIL GETZ - Bad Case Of Passion (Factory Second)(mic break)HAYES CARLL - Hard Out Here (KMAG YOYO (& other American stories))SEAN ASHBY - Shoulder Wide (24 Hours of Daylight)JOHANNA DIVINE - The Big Grab (Mile-High Rodeo)MALCOLM HOLCOMBE - Those Who Wander (To Drink The Rain)(mic break)KIRSTEN JONES - I Don't Wanna Live Like This (The Mad Mile)KENNY OWENS - Sparks Still Fly (Walking In St. James)ABBY OWENS - Rise and Shine (Indiantown)6 DAY BENDER - Good Girl Blues (E'ville Fuzz)(mic break)MALCOLM HOLCOMBE - One Leg at a Time (To Drink The Rain) (March 5th, 2011)Bill FraterFreight Train BoogieAmericana Boogie

Transcript -- A detailed discussion about the Aristotelian concept of the soul and the Cartesian concept of the mind by Susan James

A detailed discussion about the Aristotelian concept of the soul and the Cartesian concept of the mind by Susan James

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Social Contract and ask a foundational question of political philosophy – by what authority does a government govern? “Man was born free and he is everywhere in chains”. So begins Jean Jacques Rousseau's great work on the Social Contract. Rousseau was trying to understand why a man would give up his natural freedoms and bind himself to the rule of a prince or a government. But the idea of the social contract - that political authority is held through a contract with those to be ruled - began before Rousseau with the work of John Locke, Hugo Grotius and even Plato. We explore how an idea that burgeoned among the 17th century upheavals of the English civil war and then withered in the face of modern capitalist society still influences our attitude to government today. With Melissa Lane, Senior University Lecturer in History at Cambridge University; Susan James, Professor of Philosophy at Birkbeck College, University of London; Karen O'Brien, Professor of English Literature at the University of Warwick.

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Social Contract and ask a foundational question of political philosophy – by what authority does a government govern? “Man was born free and he is everywhere in chains”. So begins Jean Jacques Rousseau’s great work on the Social Contract. Rousseau was trying to understand why a man would give up his natural freedoms and bind himself to the rule of a prince or a government. But the idea of the social contract - that political authority is held through a contract with those to be ruled - began before Rousseau with the work of John Locke, Hugo Grotius and even Plato. We explore how an idea that burgeoned among the 17th century upheavals of the English civil war and then withered in the face of modern capitalist society still influences our attitude to government today. With Melissa Lane, Senior University Lecturer in History at Cambridge University; Susan James, Professor of Philosophy at Birkbeck College, University of London; Karen O’Brien, Professor of English Literature at the University of Warwick.

What are the passions and what role do they play in human life? These fundamental questions fascinated Baruch de Spinoza who in his book Ethics gave a highly original account of what it is to be human. In this episode of Philosophy Bites, Susan James explains Spinoza's thought in conversation with Nigel Warburton. David Edmonds introduces the discussion.

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss beauty and its qualities."Beauty is truth, truth beauty, - that is all Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know."That was John Keats' emphatic finale to his Ode on a Grecian Urn. It seems to express Plato's theory of aesthetics, his idea that an apprehension of beauty is an apprehension of perfection and that all things in our shadowy realm are botched representations of perfect 'forms' that exist elsewhere. Beauty is goodness and, for Plato, the ultimate of all the forms is 'The Good'.But does beauty really have a moral quality? And is it inherent in things, or in the mind of the observer? How much influence have Plato's ideas had on the history of aesthetics and what has been said to counter or develop them?With Angie Hobbs, Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Warwick; Susan James, Professor of Philosophy at Birkbeck College, University of London; Julian Baggini, Editor of The Philosophers' Magazine.

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss beauty and its qualities."Beauty is truth, truth beauty, - that is all Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know."That was John Keats' emphatic finale to his Ode on a Grecian Urn. It seems to express Plato's theory of aesthetics, his idea that an apprehension of beauty is an apprehension of perfection and that all things in our shadowy realm are botched representations of perfect 'forms' that exist elsewhere. Beauty is goodness and, for Plato, the ultimate of all the forms is 'The Good'.But does beauty really have a moral quality? And is it inherent in things, or in the mind of the observer? How much influence have Plato's ideas had on the history of aesthetics and what has been said to counter or develop them?With Angie Hobbs, Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Warwick; Susan James, Professor of Philosophy at Birkbeck College, University of London; Julian Baggini, Editor of The Philosophers' Magazine.